According to a recent American Lung Association report, Atlanta and Birmingham are tied for the 9th Worst in the nation when in comes to particle pollution.

On the positive side, for the second year in a row, Atanta avoided the list of the Top 25 cities with the highest amount of ground-level ozone, which is an ingredient in smog that can trigger asthma attacks.

Read the full ALA report and find out the level of airbrone pollutants in your own city here: State of the Air: 2006.